Heavy rain, flooding likely Friday

Friday

Hard on the heels of a soaking storm on Tuesday, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through Friday afternoon for eastern and central Massachusetts.

Rainfall totals are expected by be 1 inch over most of the area, but some spots could see more. With the ground saturated and rivers swollen by heavy rain on the past two Tuesdays, Friday's storm is likely to cause more flooding.

Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth counties were the hardest hit on Tuesday, with totals of 4 to 5½ of rain. On Sept. 18, much of southeastern Massachusetts saw 3 inches. Over the past 10 days, the Taunton area has had more than 8 inches of rain.

The weather this weekend is expected to sunny, with temperatures in the upper 60s.

WCVB-TVs latest forecast

Current conditions at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, updated every 10 minutes)